What color is #86938E?

#86938E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86938E?

The RGB value is 134, 147, 142: 134 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86938E?

The complementary color is #93868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86938E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86938E color

#86938E rgb(134, 147, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86938E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.6% green and 55.7% blue (134, 147, 142).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#86938E color codes

HEX	`#86938E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 147, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, -5.69, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 5.78, 169.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.147, 27.888, 29.644)`
Decimal	`8819598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86938E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #86938E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86938E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #86938E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86938e; }
.text { color: #86938e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86938e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 147 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86938e, #869293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86938E?: #86938E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86938E?: The RGB value is 134, 147, 142: 134 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86938E?: The complementary color is #93868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86938E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.